Williams Field, Antarctica, New Zealand

Airports in New Zealand
Williams Field
NZWD
Williams Field
Antarctica, New Zealand
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Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
NZWD (ICAO)
Location Antarctica, New Zealand
Airport Type D
Longitude/Latitude
S 77° 52' 09.12" / E 167° 03' 03.37"
-77.869200, 167.050936
Elevation 69 feet (21 meters)
Magnetic Variation E143146 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Air Route Traffic Control Center MCMURDO CNTR 118.2 360.2
Miscellaneous INTL DISTRESS 2182 4123K
Tower WILLIAMS FIELD TWR 126.2 134.1 270.6 340.2

Communication Remarks

  • (9032 11256 5726 SSB) Grd freq cont mnt dur opr season, nml 1 Oct to 25 Feb annually.
  • (2182 As rqr.) (4123 USAP).
Runway Information
Runway 07/25
Dimensions 10,000 x 220 ft (3048 x 67 m)
Surface Snow.
07 25
Heading (Mag/True) 066.0° / 259.0° 246.0° / 079.0°
Latitude S 77° 51' 59.97" S 77° 52' 18.22"
Longitude E 167° 06' 53.04" E 166° 59' 13.61"
Elevation / TDZE 69 ft / U ft 51 ft / U ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope -0.2° 0.2°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 10000 ft
Landing: 10000 ft 		Takeoff: 10000 ft
Landing: 10000 ft
Lighting System 1 None Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 2 None SSALR
Lighting System 3 None Type 50
Runway 15/33
Dimensions 10,000 x 220 ft (3048 x 67 m)
Surface Snow.
15 33
Heading (Mag/True) 148.0° / 341.0° 328.0° / 161.0°
Latitude S 77° 53' 39.26" S 77° 52' 06.49"
Longitude E 167° 07' 10.32" E 167° 04' 35.79"
Elevation / TDZE 62 ft / U ft 64 ft / U ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope U° U°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 10000 ft
Landing: 10000 ft 		Takeoff: 10000 ft
Landing: 10000 ft
Lighting System 1 None Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 2 None Type 50
Remarks
  • [CAUTION]
    Skiway brg strength surveyed for United States Antarctic Program (USAP) acft only - ALL OTHERS USE AT OWN RISK. Prior arng rqr for Austral win use; (See FLIP PLANNING AP/3). For addn info call C-1-843-218-5316/5757 . Posn and dimensions ma
  • [CAUTION]
    y vary wo ntc.
  • [FLUID]
    1(LHNIT) 2(LPOX)
  • [FUEL]
    JP-8
  • [JASU]
    1(GTC-85) 4(AM32A-108) 4(ESSEX B809)
  • [LGT]
    REIL/PAPI opr Skiway 25 and 33 only. SSALR opr Skiway 25 only.
  • [MISC]
    Avbl - Dec-Feb. No hgr space avbl. Skiway mrk with 4' x 4' black panels at 400' intervals for the length of the rwy. Heliport lctd 77 51.1'S 166 42.8'E, elev 60', for USAP participants only. Lcl std time equivalent to NZ lcl std time. 15(NG
  • [MISC]
    H heaters). Tmpry chg and other NOTAM info related to afld are publ on MCMURDO.USAP.GOV
  • [OIL]
    O-156